WUSTL leaders urge action on sequester threat
Washington University in St. Louis administrators are urging Congress and the White House to reach a compromise to avoid wide-ranging, across-the-board federal spending cuts that would take effect March 1.
‘Fiscal cliff’ would have serious consequences, says Wrighton
Washington University in St. Louis Chancellor Mark S.
Wrighton has written the Missouri congressional delegation to express
continued concerns about the serious negative impact that sequestration, expiring tax provisions, and other elements of the “fiscal cliff” could have on the mission of higher education and the nation as a whole.
‘Fiscal cliff’ would have major consequences, WUSTL leaders warn
If Congress and President Obama don’t reach a compromise before the end of the
year to avoid the “fiscal cliff,” it will have major consequences on
Washington University in St. Louis as well as other universities and
colleges across the country, say WUSTL administrators.
I-CARES advisory committees will draw on global expertise
The International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability (I-CARES) at Washington University in St. Louis will be shaped and supported by advisory and steering committees comprised of both internal and external leaders, Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton announced.
Researchers explore the ocean floor with rare instrument
Courtesy of Monterey Bay Area Research InstituteA fish on the ocean floor off California gazes at a sight no human has seen first-hand: a modified Raman spectrometer gathering data on a carbon dioxide sample.In collaboration with oceanographers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), a team of geologists at Washington University in St. Louis is using a rare instrument on the ocean floor just west of California. One of their earliest projects was to see if it’s possible to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it on the ocean floor. It’s the first deployment of the Raman spectrometer on the ocean floor.